Victor Sandiego, odd time fictionator

Short answer: no.

Welcome to Dog Throat Journal Flash and micro fiction that howls at that damn trash truck

Hey did you know we have a Substack page in addition to our main web site? Maybe a little crazy because I'm up to my armpits in things to do, but it's fun putting some of your work up there in order to reach more people. Zappity.

Endings by Roy N. Mason Mourning of moments forever gone... Endings by Roy N. Mason

Up today, new work from Roy N. Mason who asks if these things are wonderful days of your life, or mourning of moments forever gone.

How Walls Became Hills and They Suffered The Thirteen Faces of Ruth Tarver. Part 7 of 13 short parts.

The Thirteen Faces of Ruth Tarver, part 7 of 13 short parts is up. Ruth and the Russian poet get out of prison by the west gate, and start to organize the insurrection. Fun. #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction

This is one of the most beautiful and whacked weird in a good way stories I've read in a long time. Take a look.

Been offline for a few days, but indeed! Great piece.

"don’t go and start blowing your payload quite yet"... but go forth and click to read.

Here's the latest work over at my sister's place, Dog Throat Journal. Forward into the clock mind. #fiction #flash #stay #blessed

Well, I see I'm not the only one who's noticed this. And alas, I'm not the snarky pop culture type (because I can't stand pop culture), and not into obnoxious quips.

So I hang here, watch the inanity flow for a few minutes, before I log off and go do something productive. Cheers.

The Company of Widows by Grace Mattern My desk is slick with memory.. The Company of Widows by Grace Mattern

Over here at Dog Throat Journal HQ, we have new work from Grace Mattern. Weird and wonderful and poignant

"She uncoils a story: the ER, clotted lungs, groceries she abandoned, premeasured needles...."

#flash #fiction #writing

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Gracious Glorious🖤Gratitude

When you are GRATEFUL for simple and ordinary things in life. Great things ease into your life unexpectedly.

#GRATITUDE #GRATEFUL
#InspirationalQuotes #Quote
#Quotes #Inspiring #Positive
#Positivity #Uplifting

No Attachment by Dolo Diaz The god of the machine rebukes in his own language... No Attachment by Dolo Diaz

New work up today, No Attachment

"Enough to crack the shell of the machine, to reattach an umbilical cord." - Dolo Diaz

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A Beautiful Long Line of Shovels The Thirteen Faces of Ruth Tarver. Part 3 of 13 short parts.

Part 3 (of 13 short parts) of The Thirteen Faces of Ruth Tarver is here, or over there somewhere.

I had only one rule when I wrote all of this:

1. Don’t worry about the rules.

and

2. Don’t worry about contradicting yourself.

Now go forth and multiply.

I saw a reference to an article about the "proper" way to construct a narrative.

Ouch. That seems so squarespace. Do it your way.

And stay blessed.

#WritingCommunity #Writing #fiction

The Thirteen Faces of Ruth Tarver The Thirteen Faces of Ruth Tarver - Table of Contents

The start of my first serial. Ruth Tarver and the Russian poet confront adventure, betrayal, revenge, corruption, and prison. They embrace love, smack bad guys with shovels, and refuse to fear the private men.

A lot of fun, but it does make the professors over on B Street seethe.

#writing #fiction

One again I #slip on my doubts when, dressed in blackness, they insist to take me to a backyard boneyard for the crime of loving the wrong parts of humanity, like those who plead insanity before breakfast, and those who think dogs make better companions than humans. #vss365

Taken by Madison Lee Patterson She stood in her barren home... Taken by Madison Lee Patterson

Today is Thursday is some parts of the world, and we have a new short fiction piece by Madison Lee Patterson.

"His body was ropey and pale, eyes desperate...."

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I'm with you...

"There is so little time to teach you about the wild. I still have to show you how to grin, for the world. How to make it obey, how to remove it from its axis and bounce it the July street. Slap it, balance it, make it only spin for you." - Kristen Reece mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

Dog Throat Journal nominations for Best Small Fictions, 2025. Greg Lemon, Rachael Savage, Hayley Phillips, Salvatore Difalco, Barlow Crassmont

Hello! We're very pleased to announce our nominations (in reverse alphabetical order by title) for Best Small Fictions/2025 Greg Lemon, @rachelsavagewrites.bsky.social, @hayleym29.bsky.social, Salvatore Difalco, Barlow Crassmont. Many thanks to all!

Well... I've finished the nominations for 2025 Best Small Fictions, and will get the details out soon. Thanks everybody! More info soon.

Oh, we have a lovely piece from @bigjosh84.bsky.social - zowza..

Okay! Listing of the day. Thanks @duotrope.com !

And subs are open. Come on down with your flash and micro. Looking forward to reading your work!

Who Buy Tickets To The Resurrection I’m just like you only taller

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...but that part is fabled for sure. Land is land, and all the highways lead to violence. - From The Silence of Consent

#SundaySnips #WritingCommunity

They say Florida tides carry grief out to sea and splash your feet with a renewed confidence in the goodness of all things. They say the evening breeze pushes your soiled optimism through the water until all your pain is rinsed. It’s too close to the edge of the country for episodes, they say, but..

Heart Attack by William Kitcher The wife slams her coffee cup down and heads for the front door... Heart Attack by William Kitcher

I admit I am a social media stumblebum so if I already posted this one, please forgive and allow me to pull from the archives a piece for your enjoyment, then meet me after work for a whiskeybeer.

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Two Micro Fictions by Julia Ross It wasn't the rising that got to us.... Two Micro Fictions by Julia Ross

"It wasn't the rising that got to us. Tall and lanky, he walked with a lurch even before he died the first time."

New work by @tachment.bsky.social today. Check it out and enjoy. Thank you Julia!

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Delivery by Hayley Phillips The case had left little to the imagination... Delivery by Hayley Phillips

"She couldn’t send it out the door this way, this mundane thing taken to an extraordinary event."

Lovely new work from Hayley Phillips, @hayleym29.bsky.social

Take a read/see here:

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Two Micro Fictions by Cheryl Snell Mother a helicopter, sister asleep in the snow... Two Micro Fictions by Cheryl Snell

"Words don’t always mean what they say, though: our paperboy, who rides his bike like a bull, says he’s a rebel but he’s not. He comes when he’s called, just like his dog."

- Cheryl Snell, today at DTJ. #flash #fiction #micro #cookies